( 2026:JHHC:21050 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 3867 of 2026 Raju Kumar Yadav, aged about 37 years, son of Ramji Yadav, resident of village and P.O. Anwal, P.S. Kopa, District-Saran, Bihar ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Randhir Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Someshwar Roy, A.P.P. 02/ 17.07.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bokaro Thermal P.S. Case No. 154 of 2019, corresponding to G.R. Case No. 1291 of 2019, registered under section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Bermo at Tenughat. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He next submits that the deceased used to talk with Rahul Kumar Rai and in the suicide note the deceased has also taken the name of said Rahul Kumar Rai. He next submits that the said Rahul Kumar Rai @ Rahul Kumar Gupta @ Rahul Kr. Gupta has been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 1829 of 2024 by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court. He next submits that it has come in the order of the learned Sessions Judge that the father of the accused-Rahul Kumar Rai Gupta @ Rahul Kumar Raj has admitted in writing that mobile no. 8789660668 belongs to him. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioner has surfaced in course of investigation. ( 2026:JHHC:21050 ) 5. Considering that the petitioner is not named in F.I.R, in writing the victim has taken the name of Rahul Kumar Rai who has been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 1829 of 2024 by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court and it transpires that only allegation against the petitioner is made that one call has been received on the mobile of deceased from the mobile of the petitioner. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Bermo at Tenughat, in connection with Bokaro Thermal P.S. Case No. 154 of 2019, corresponding to G.R. Case No. 1291 of 2019, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.17.07.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-